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BendDesk Brings Multi-Touch to the Office
Think having a desk job would be boring? Think again. A group of students and researchers at The Media Computing Group at RWTH Aachen University in Germany have designed a sleek desk/computer hybrid that could make your work days anything but dull. Read More
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Human-Powered Plane Flies Like A Bird
For the past four years, Todd Reichert, an engineering student at the University of Toronto, has been working to perfect one of Leonardo Da Vinci’s greatest concepts — an ornithopter. Read More
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A Touchscreen On Ice
This brings a whole new meaning to “freeze frame”: a team of engineers in Finland has created the world’s first ice touchscreen. Read More
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Stunning Underwater Sculptures Revive Coral Reefs
Every once in a while, a project comes along that, in addition to bridging the gap between art and science, also manages to leave you completely awestruck. Such is the case with the haunting and surreal underwater sculpture of Jason deCaires Taylor, a Mexico-based artist and scuba diver. Read More
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Neptune: A New Prosthetic Fin
Richard Stark, an industrial design student at Sweden’s Umea Institute of Design, was inspired to create Neptune, a specially-designed prosthesis that helps amputees swim. Read More
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XOS 2 Exoskeleton Brings Iron Man Closer to Reality
Imagine hefting 200 pounds as though it were a mere 12. Raytheon Company has just released a full-body suit that could make the Iron Man fantasy become a reality. Read More
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Commuter Rail to the Moon
In April, President Obama asked engineers to come up with a less expensive method for launching a spacecraft. So NASA has come up a system that it says would save millions of dollars in propellant and allow more frequent flights — all while improving astronaut safety. Read More
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Oldest Computer in the World Now in Lego Form
Just like the original Antikythera, which the Greeks most likely used to predict a variety of astronomical happenings, the Lego version uses a complex array of gears to track information such as the position of the sun and moon, and to foresee events like lunar and solar eclipses. Read More
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New Bricklaying Machine Prints Roads
Brick roads, yellow or otherwise, tend to be very labor-intensive projects. But now, thanks to an ingenious Dutch machine, paving a new road with bricks could be just as easy as rolling out the red carpet. Read More